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Trawler Transactions

The Key Moment

Making smart choices immediately after closing on a trawler can help improve your boating experience.

Closing In

What does it take to complete the purchase of a trawler?

Ready, Accept, Go

Survey approval by an insurance carrier clears your path to trawler ownership.

Scoring a Fix (or Two)

Most often, after a trawler is surveyed, negotiations will follow to allow for repairs and close a sale.

Adding Up the Numbers

When a pre-purchase survey finds big-ticket problems, there are smart ways to keep the deal alive.

Critical Issues

Allotting time for a post-survey recap is a vital step in the boat-buying process.

Haul or Nothing

A pre-purchase haulout is a great time to learn more about a boat’s below-water features and is a vital part of the survey process.

The Clearest Eyes

It is imperative that you hire the best surveyor available and that your search to identify that person is given priority treatment as soon as you are ready to write up an offer.

Good Faith

Most purchase and sale agreements stipulate that your deposit is due once the seller accepts your written offer. The amount is normally 10 percent of the contracted price, and typically, it must be received into the broker’s trust account within three business days.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

A scenic overhead view looking down a long, wooden floating dock at Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia, with several powerboats and sailboats moored along it, surrounded by calm, dark fjord waters and towering, forested granite mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

A Thin Space

Cruisers face challenges getting to Princess Louisa Inlet, but it’s worth it to experience this cruising ground’s natural beauty.

A man and woman standing together aboard a boat on a cold, overcast day, wearing matching blue weather coats, beanies, and red-and-black Mustang Survival inflatable PFDs.

Wear Your PFD

This one decision can matter more than any other you make on the water.

A white motorboat suspended in lifting straps on a large yellow gantry travel lift at a boatyard or marina on a clear day.

Bad Vibrations

Eliminating a boat’s quakes and shakes often requires a thorough inspection of the drivetrain.

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